Angry

//ˈæŋ.ɡɹi// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To anger. obsolete, transitive

    "Onely they that repent, and are verie ſorie that they haue angried God with their ſinnes, and yet truſt that they are forgiuẽ them for Chriſtes ſake, and that the reſt of their weakeneſſe and vnperfectnes is couered with his deth & paſſion, who alſo deſire to goe forwarde and growe more and more in holy life & conuerſation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Displaying or feeling anger.

    "His face became angry."

  2. 2
    Inflamed and painful.

    "The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm."

  3. 3
    Dark and stormy, menacing. figuratively

    "Angry clouds raced across the sky."

Adjective
  1. 1
    feeling or showing anger wordnet
  2. 2
    (of the elements) as if showing violent anger wordnet
  3. 3
    severely inflamed and painful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aggravatedfuriousinfuriatedirascibleirefullivid

Example

More examples

"You must be careful not to make him angry."

Etymology

From Middle English angry; see anger.

Related phrases

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